‘Made Me Look Crazy’- Billy Evans Shares His Unfiltered Take On ‘You Can See Everything'
Few documentaries have hijacked the cultural conversation quite like You Can See Everything, and Elizabeth Holmes is hardly the only person finding himself in the spotlight. The A24 sensation, co-directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, has upended perceptions of truth and media while turning the disgraced Theranos founder into an unlikely box office draw. Naturally, her longtime partner Billy Evans got his close-up, too, and now says the film made him look crazy, although he understands the entertainment business.
Evans has opened up about his portrayal, explaining why he can appreciate the documentary's approach despite how its depiction of him might come across.
Billy Evans loves and does not love You Can See Everything
During his first television interview with CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman for CBS Sunday Morning, Elizabeth Holmes's longtime partner addressed his portrayal as a controlling, manipulative figure. When Gutman described him as a conniving, manipulative villain, Evans chimed in with a rather amusing correction, saying "crazy" as the two spoke over each other. He also made it clear that he understands the entertainment business, even when he becomes part of the spectacle.
"I would have preferred for that not to be the case, but it's entertainment," Evans said when asked whether he loved the film despite its unflattering depiction of him. He explained that his focus was less on his own screen presence and more on how Holmes came across.
"I think that my goal is to have people see Elizabeth. And when I watch that movie, I see the person that I love and exactly who she is," he said.
The teased clip also marked Evans's first proper television appearance. Explaining why he chose to speak publicly now, he recalled the lessons learned from watching Holmes face years of media scrutiny. The Theranos founder was convicted of quite a few charges in 2022 and sentenced to 11 years in prison, while continuing to maintain her innocence.
"You got to learn really painful lessons sometimes in life. And with Elizabeth going through everything she did in the press, the lesson that was ingrained in us is you can't lose your voice," Evans told Gutman.
With You Can See Everything making its mark on documentary history, the CBS interview certainly offered a taste of Billy Evans's on-screen reputation.
Billy Evans portrayal in You Can See Everything
In You Can See Everything, Billy Evans appears as Elizabeth Holmes’s partner but soon occupies the documentary’s darker corner. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim show him correcting Holmes over a bowl of eggs, while also revealing that he holds power of attorney and manages her social media and AI likeness while she serves her sentence.
His confrontations with Fielder only sharpen the impression: Evans is shown trying to dictate what the filmmaker can pursue, blocking access to Holmes’s father and demanding profit participation. Add the infamous shower scene, and the portrait grows stranger by the minute. By the end, Evans has become the film’s unlikely villain.
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Edited By: Hriddhi Maitra
